US8807934B2 - Fan module - Google Patents

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US8807934B2
US8807934B2 US13/207,760 US201113207760A US8807934B2 US 8807934 B2 US8807934 B2 US 8807934B2 US 201113207760 A US201113207760 A US 201113207760A US 8807934 B2 US8807934 B2 US 8807934B2
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Ho-Chin Tsai
Sheng-Hung Lee
Li-Ping Chen
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    • G06F1/20—Cooling means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction

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  • the present disclosure relates to a fan module, and particularly to a fan module used in a server.
  • a fan module is used for cooling in a computer or a server.
  • the fan module includes a fan with an electrical connector and a frame used for mounting the fan.
  • the fan is electronically connected to a circuit board of the computer or the server.
  • the connector is secured to the frame with screws, or is left hanging out of the frame by some connecting wires, and the connection process is laborious and time consuming. Therefore, there is room for improvement in the art.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded, isometric view of a fan module in accordance with an embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is similar to FIG. 1 , but viewed from another aspect.
  • FIG. 3 is an isometric view of the assembled fan module of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded, isometric view of the fan module, a frame and a chassis.
  • FIG. 5 is an isometric view of the items of FIG. 4 assembled together.
  • a fan module in accordance with an embodiment includes a fan 10 , a connector 30 and a positioning member 50 .
  • the fan 10 includes a body 11 and two mounting boards 13 .
  • the two mounting boards 13 are mounted on opposite sides of the body 11 .
  • the body 11 includes two opposite sidewalls 111 and a bottom wall 113 .
  • Each mounting board 13 defines a venting hole 135 .
  • Each side edge of each mounting board 13 defines a first positioning slot 131 .
  • a first limiting block 133 is located in the first positioning slot 131 .
  • the bottom edge of each mounting board 13 defines a second positioning slot 136 .
  • a second limiting block 137 is located in the second positioning slot 136 .
  • the connector 30 includes a end portion 31 and a head portion 33 .
  • a plurality of wires of the fan 10 connects to the head portion 33 through the end portion 31 .
  • the positioning member 50 includes a first body 51 , a second body 52 , and an elastically deformable operating portion 53 .
  • the second body 52 extends from a first edge of the first body 51 .
  • the operating portion 53 extends from a second edge of the first body 51 opposite to the first edge.
  • the second body 52 is substantially perpendicular to the first body 51 .
  • a first limiting portion 511 extends from each side edge of the first body 51 .
  • Two maintaining portions 513 extend from the first body 51 , and are located on the corner between the first body 51 and the second body 52 .
  • Each first limiting portion 511 defines a first limiting hole 515 .
  • Each maintaining portion 513 includes a first maintaining piece 5131 and a second maintaining piece 5133 .
  • the first maintaining piece 5131 is substantially parallel to the second body 52
  • the second maintaining piece 5133 is substantially perpendicular to the first body 51 .
  • the distance between the first maintaining piece 5131 and the second body 52 is substantially equal to the height of the end portion 31 of the connector 30 .
  • the first maintaining piece 5131 is perpendicular to the second maintaining piece 5133 .
  • the second body 52 defines a mounting hole 521 and two openings 522 .
  • the mounting hole 521 is located between the two openings 522 .
  • a second limiting portion 523 extends from each of the side edges of the second body 52 .
  • An elastically deformable latching portion 525 extends from each of the two side edges of the mounting hole 521 .
  • Each second limiting portion 523 defines a second limiting hole 527 .
  • a latching block 531 extends outwards from the operating portion 53 .
  • An operating piece 533 extends from a free portion of the operating portion 53 opposite to the first body 51 .
  • the operating piece 533 is for driving the operating portion while it is elastically deformed. In one embodiment, the operating piece 533 is substantially parallel to the second body 52 .
  • the positioning member 50 is moved to a position adjacent to the fan 10 .
  • the head portion 33 is inserted into the mounting hole 521 , through the second body 52 , and abuts the first edge of the mounting hole 521 , furthest far away from the first body 51 .
  • the first body 51 is adjacent with the sidewall 111
  • the second body 52 is adjacent with the bottom wall 113 .
  • the positioning member 50 is moved towards the fan 10 until the first limiting portion 511 is aligned with the first positioning slot 131 , and the second limiting portion 523 is aligned with the second positioning slot 136 .
  • the positioning member 50 is pressed until the first limiting block 133 is engaged in the first limiting hole 515 , and the second limiting block 137 is engaged in the second limiting hole 527 .
  • the first limiting portion 511 is received in the first positioning slot 131 and covers the first positioning slot 131 .
  • the second limiting portion 523 is received in the second positioning slot 136 and covers the second positioning slot 136 .
  • the positioning member 50 may be mounted to the fan 10 .
  • the connector 30 is moved towards the first body 51 .
  • the latching portion 525 is elastically deformed as the mounting hole 521 is expanded.
  • the connector 30 is slid across the latching portion 525 , until the head portion 33 abuts the second edge of the mounting hole 521 , which is adjacent to the first body and opposite to the first edge.
  • the latching portion 525 exerts elastic force to engage the connector 30 in the mounting hole 521 and prevent the connector 30 from moving along a first direction, which is substantially perpendicular to the first body 51 .
  • the end portion 31 is located between the first maintaining piece 5131 and the second body 52 , to prevent the connector 30 from moving along a second direction substantially parallel to the first body 51 . In this way, the connector 30 is mounted to the fan 10 .
  • the latching portion 525 is driven to elastically deform and expand the mounting hole 521 .
  • the connector 30 can then be disengaged from the latching portion 525 and removed from the mounting hole 521 .
  • the positioning member 50 is further adapted to mount the fan module to a chassis 60 .
  • a circuit board 63 is mounted to the chassis 60 .
  • a plurality of mounting frames 61 is secured to the chassis 60 .
  • a plurality of inserting ends 631 is mounted to the circuit board 63 (only one inserting end 631 is shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ).
  • Each mounting frame 61 defines a receiving space 611 , a latching hole 613 and a through hole 615 .
  • the fan module is received in the receiving space 611 .
  • the connector 30 is inserted in and through the through hole 615 .
  • the latching block 531 is engaged in the latching hole 613 .
  • the inserting end 631 is connected to the connector 30 , to connect the connector 30 to the circuit board 63 .
  • the inserting end 631 is disconnected from the connector 30 .
  • the operating portion 53 elastically deforms, and the latching block 531 is disengaged from the latching hole 613 .
  • the fan module can thereby be removed.

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